Negotiating with Iran

Oct. 10, 2014

Re “Iran, the thinkable ally” (Oct. 3): Roger Cohen makes a strong case for continuing negotiations with Iran over their nuclear program, but it seems the matter is out of our hands. On Sept. 29, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared before the United Nations General Assembly that Iran is the world’s No.1 threat. Later, when he demanded of President Obama that America get tough with Iran, the president insisted that negotiations over their nuclear program would continue. Within one day, Secretary of State John Kerry received a letter signed by 354 representatives supporting a hard line against Iran. In effect, more than 80 percent of the House lined up in support of a foreign leader against our president.